Changes, upgrades coming to Civic Center

As ownership is transferred to FSU, numerous upgrades are being taken into consideration

Mar. 4, 2013

With Florida State University taking over the Civic Center, university officials are expecting a final report any day from Populous, a Kansas City-based consulting firm that is expected to provide FSU with options ? and price tags ? for improving the multipurpose facility.

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The final step for transferring ownership of the Civic Center to Florida State University is expected to take place with little fanfare sometime during the next two months, when legislators sign off on the paperwork.

The Civic Center Authority, the governing body for the 32-year-old facility, is scheduled to hold its next meeting March 27. It may be its last session. It will be replaced by an FSU board of advisers.

Big questions remain, however. How much will the Civic Center change? What changes are in store? And when will they start to happen? ...